See on Scoop.it - Blended Learning Lab Mica Pollack and her colleagues from UCSD share new research about the importance of teachers in blended learning environments that highlights the strengths and limits of online tools. See on blogs.edweek.org The post The Role of Humans in Blended Learning appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious Moodle Question Bank is a feature that allows a teacher to simply create, preview, as well as edit questions in a particular database of question categories. Question categories may be limited to being used on sites, courses or even quiz levels. Questions in a category may be added to a […] The post Using the Moodle Question Bank - Super Moodle appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Blended Learning Lab Figure 1 - Survey data shows badges are used most with professional development The uptake of digital badges in industry and education has been even faster See on www.extremenetworks.com The post How We Use Digital Badges for Recognition and Motivation appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Digital Fluency A free, how-to toolkit and coursework that introduces educators to the process and methods of design See on www.ideo.com The post Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit | IDEO appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Digital Fluency This year’s "The Learning Curve" report from Pearson takes a look at education across the globe. One of the main things the report does is rank the world’s educational systems (which we’ll talk about in a different post). What I find even more interesting is the focus on what skills […] The post The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future - Edudemic appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious New features added in Moodle 2.7 and ongoing work in development See on www.youtube.com The post Moodle 2.7 New Features and Roadmap appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Digital Literacies As the space in which students now "live" has moved into a digital world, the concept of citizenship has once again been on my mind. And a familiar pattern is emerging as I see examples of users/citizens, both young and old, not fully understanding the responsibilities associated with membership. […] The post Rights and Responsibilities of Digital Citizens appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Digital Literacies Nearly a third of Americans have trouble navigating the Internet, says one researcher.  A new challenge is emerging from the cracks of the digital divide: digital readiness — helping those who have Internet access, but lack the skills to use it effectively. And librarians could play a huge role […] The post Educators Face ‘Silent Dilemma’ in Digital Skills Divide appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious Moodle’s External Link resource is one of the most flexible in the educator’s/course creator’s tool belt. To date we’ve been using IMS Global’s LTI 1.1 standard to provide access from Moodle to an assortment of 3rd party tools(or even other Moodle sites). The value is an uncomplicated SSO system that […] The post LTI 2.0 Support coming to Moodle? appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Digital Literacies Simply because something is powerful, doesn’t mean that it should be feared. At a young age, students are introduced to a digital megaphone that will highlight their voice and experiences to the entire world with the click of a button. As students are taught to be positive role models […] The post Students Are The New Digital Influencers appeared first on Patric Lougheed.